Opinion
Avoid extremes
Opinion of Diario Las Américas
Published: January 26, 2013
President Barack Obama begins his second mandate with great expectations, not only on his part, but also by his followers, that he will be able to solve satisfactorily many of the problems he faces. The reality is that he will find strong opposition from the Republican majority in the House of Representatives.Published: January 26, 2013
It has been said that the first thing that the president will attempt is the passing of a comprehensive immigration reform law, a problem that has been postponed for many years. President George W. Bush tried, unsuccessfully, to do something; Obama promised the reform during his first term and nothing was done. Everyone agrees that something will be done now, and we hope it will be true, broad reform.
Besides the problems abroad, which are many because the Near and Middle East, as well as the North of Africa, are in uproar, the president has much to do in terms of domestic problems. First, it is necessary to have a balanced budget, with expenditure cuts and measures to eliminate the deficit and decrease public debt. This it not an easy task, but it is not impossible. The thing is that Republicans and Democrats in the House of Representatives and the Senate must decide to work in harmony, yielding when necessary, in order to reach effective agreements that help solve the economy's situation.
The president's campaign team, instead of dissolving, has reorganized to create a nonprofit entity called "Organizing for Action" that will work to support the president's initiatives. Let us hope that the next four years see the country solving its problems without going to extremes to the left or to the right, but rather staying in the center, a position where Democrats and Republicans set aside their detrimental differences on behalf of the people and the American nation.